News from November 15. Philadelphia signed Robert Covington and released Chris Johnson. Golden State activated Justin Holiday. Portland activated Victor Claver and placed LaMarcus Aldridge (upper respiratory infection) on IL. Toronto activated Landry Fields and placed Bruno Caboclo on IL. Stats Leaders Points LeBron James (Cle) 27.8 James Harden (Hou) 26.2 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 25.4 Rebounds Dwight Howard (Hou) 11.9 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 11.9 Anthony Davis (NO) 11.8 Assists Rajon Rondo (Bos) 12.0 Chris Paul (LAC) 10.1 John Wall (Was) 9.1 Dal 131, Min 117 at Dal Monta Ellis (Dal) had 30 points. Tyson Chandler (Dal) had 12 points including 5-7 FG, 16 rebounds including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks. Dirk Nowitkzki (Dal) had 15 points. Kevin Martin (Min) had 34 points including 12-17 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 18 points including 6-7 FG. Was 98, Orl 93 at Was John Wall (Was) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Nene (Was) had 16 points. Kris Humphries (Was) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Luke Ridnour (Orl, personal reasons) did not play. Cle 127, Atl 94 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 32 points including 13-20 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 20 points including 4-7 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Kevin Love (Cle) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Atl) had 16 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Muscala (Atl) had 13 points and 4 blocks. Cle shot 54.4% (49-90) FG and Atl shot 44.4% (40-90) FG. Tor 111, Uta 93 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 17 points and 14 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 27 points including 10-17 FG. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 19 points. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 18 points on 9-11 FG and 6 rebounds. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Ind 99, Chi 90 at Chi Luis Scola (Ind) had 21 points including 10-12 FG and 11 rebounds. Solomon Hill (Ind) had 21 points and 12 rebounds. A.J. Price (Ind) had 21 points including 7-11 FG. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 32 points on 10-17 FG and 11-14 FT and 6 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 15 points and 7 assists. CJ Miles (Ind, sore right calf), Rodney Stuckey (Ind, sore left foot), and David West (Ind, sprained right ankle) did not play. Mem 95, Det 88 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 17 points including 7-22 FG and 22 rebounds including 13 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 23 points including 11-12 FT and 8 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points. Greg Monroe (Det) had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Kyle Singler (Det) had 21 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Mem shot 27-33 FT and Det shot 10-17 FT. Por 97, Bro 87 at Por Damian Lillard (Por) had 28 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 10 assists. Robin Lopez (Por) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Chris Kaman (Por) had 12 points including 3-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Joe Johnson (Bro) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Brook Lopez (Bro) had 21 points including 10-17 FG. Deron Williams (Bro) had 19 points and 6 assists. Sac 94, SA 91 at Sac Rudy Gay (Sac) had 18 points including 7-20 FG and 6 assists. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Darren Collison (Sac) had 19 points and 5 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 16 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Manu Ginobili (SA) had 21 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 5 assists. Marco Belinelli (SA, strained right groin) did not play. GS 112, Cha 87 at GS Klay Thompson (GS) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Harrison Barnes (GS) had 17 points on 7-11 FG. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Brian Roberts (Cha) had 17 points. GS shot 51.7% (45-87) FG and Cha shot 38.1% (32-84) FG. GS shot 11-14 FT and Cha shot 16-28 FT. LAC 120, Pho 107 at LAC Blake Griffin (LAC) had 19 points and 8 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 12 points including 4-4 FG, 18 rebounds, and 7 blocks. Chris Paul (LAC) had 32 points including 10-13 FG and 5-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 9 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 19 points. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 19 points including 4-12 FG and 7 assists. Gerald Green (Pho) had 26 points including 4-8 3-pointers. LAC out-scored Pho 42-20 in the 3rd quarter. LAC shot 52.9% (36-68) FG and Pho shot 38.4% (38-99) FG. Schedule for Sunday, November 16 (All times Central) Denver @ New York 12:00 pm Milwaukee @ Miami 5:00 pm Houston @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm NBATV Golden State @ LA Lakers 8:30 pm Schedule for Monday, November 17 (All times Central) Dallas @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Denver @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Phoenix @ Boston 6:30 pm Miami @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Orlando @ Detroit 6:30 pm Houston @ Memphis 7:00 pm Philadelphia @ San Antonio 7:30 pm New Orleans @ Portland 9:00 pm Chicago @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html